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from April 2, 2025 to September 27, 2025

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Apr19

Volunteer Garden Workday at Umoja Garden

at Umoja Garden (Garden Beautiful)Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The spring gardening season is here! Join Umoja Garden for an afternoon starting seeds in trays and direct sowing in garden beds.
Free!

Apr19

Planting for the Future at Le Petit Versailles Garden

at Le Petit VersaillesManhattan

2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Join Le Petit Versailles for a volunteer workday to meet community gardeners and assist with starting seeds, cleaning up, and general organization of the garden.
Free!

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Apr20

Seeding and Weeding - Spring Gardening

at Pirate's Cove Garden

12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Pirate's Cove Garden invites you to meet our garden and help us prepare for Spring! We will be mulching, planting, and seeding, as well as giving away seeds we collected in 2024.
Free!

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Apr22

Sustainable Garden Watering: The Art of Using Ollas

at Amboy Street GardenBrooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Learn about using an olla, an unglazed terracotta pot that slowly hydrates your plants. This technique helps save water, especially during New York's drought.
Free!

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Apr23

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano

at Virtual/Online Workshop

7:00 p.m.8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Apr24

Hands-On Workshop: Decorating Hanging Baskets with Perennials

at Sweetgum Community Garden

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Get your hands dirty and your creativity flowing in this fun interactive workshop on decorating hanging baskets with perennial plants!
Free!

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Apr26

Spring Garden Workday at Brooklyn's Finest Garden

at Brooklyn's Finest GardenBrooklyn

9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
Join Brooklyn's Finest Garden for a spring volunteer day! Volunteers will assist with planting seeds, cleaning up, and spreading earth matter.
Free!

Apr26

Grapevine Pruning & Trellis Building Workday

at Lincoln Road GardenBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Join Lincoln Road Garden for a hands-on volunteer workday! Volunteers will help prune existing grapevines and build a supportive trellis system.
Free!

Apr26

Shed Build Volunteer Day

at People's GardenBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Come meet and lend a hand to the members of The People's Garden! Volunteers will learn and practice carpentry skills by assisting gardeners with building a new shed.
Free!

Apr26

Volunteer Workday at Upon This Rock Community Garden

at Upon This Rock Community GardenBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Join Upon This Rock Community Garden for a spring clean up! Volunteer will participate in a variety of garden tasks such as cleaning debris, weeding, tool organization, and spreading earth matter.
Free!

Apr26

Volunteer Workday: Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park

at Clifton Place Memorial GardenBrooklyn

10:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Learn how to join a GreenThumb garden and engage in EarthMonth activities, such as building raised beds and planting a floral landscape.
Free!

Apr26

Volunteer Garden Workday: Maple Street Community Garden

at Maple Street Community GardenBrooklyn

10:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Volunteers will assist with building a compost sifting table, transplanting seed starts, and general clean-up. There will also be fun wood carving, crafting activities, and a food demo.
Free!

Apr26

Garden Bed Building Volunteer Day

at Her-King Alagantic Community GardenBrooklyn

11:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Join Her-King Alagantic Community Garden for a volunteer workday to build metal garden beds.
Free!

Apr26

Havemeyer Garden Association Rock Painting Fun Day

at Havemeyer Community GardenBronx

11:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Come meet and lend a hand to Havemeyer Garden Association! Volunteers will assist with painting rocks and preparing the garden for the upcoming spring season.
Free!

Apr26

Spring Seeds Day at Newkirk Community Garden

at Newkirk Community GardenBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Join Newkirk Community Garden for a volunteer workday to help with starting seeds ahead of the garden season! We may also participant in a general garden clean up and tool shed organization.
Free!

Apr26

Volunteer Garden Workday at Ashford Learning Garden

at Ashford Learning GardenBrooklyn

11:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Join Ashford Learning Garden for a volunteer workday to help get the garden ready for spring! Volunteers will help prepare garden beds, prune and remove weeds, and plant seeds.
Free!

Apr26

Shed and Tool Cleaning

at The Amazing Garden (in )Brooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m.
Join The Amazing Garden for a collaborative event of organizing, cleaning, and maintaining the garden shed and tools!
Free!

Apr26

Sowing Seeds of Beauty at Amboy Street Community Garden

at Amboy Street GardenBrooklyn

12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Lend a hand to Amboy Street Garden this spring! Volunteers will help the gardeners start seeds, clean up, and organize the tool shed.
Free!

Apr26

Volunteer Garden Workday at New Madison Harvest Garden

at New Madison Harvest Community GardenBrooklyn

12:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Come help New Madison Harvest Garden prepare the garden for another productive growing season! Seasonal tasks include a general clean up, organizing tools, starting seeds, and more!
Free!

Apr26

Seeding a Vibrant Afro-Indigenous Garden

at East New York FarmsBrooklyn

1:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Gather with us in the garden for seed starting and transplanting alongside stories of Afro-Indigenous crops! During our time together, we’ll connect and ground ourselves with various seeds relevant to African and Indigenous diasporas.
Free!

Sunday, April 27, 2025

Apr27

Earth Month Celebration

at Walt L. Shamel Community GardenBrooklyn 
This is an Accessible location

1:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Come to Walt L. Shamel Community Garden and celebrate Earth month with the garden group! This will be a casual mixer including other local gardens in the neighborhood.
Free!

Apr27

Lets Help Our Street Trees Get Nutrients

at Jardin la RocaBronx

1:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Volunteers will learn how to pruning fruit trees inside the garden, care for our street trees, and help with the growing season by building more raise beds in the garden.
Free!

Apr27

Plant a Seed Day

at All People's Community GardenBrooklyn

2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Join All People's Community Garden for a volunteer workday to help start and plant new seeds for the spring season!
Free!

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Apr30

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano

at Virtual/Online Workshop

7:00 p.m.8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!

Saturday, May 3, 2025

May 3

Building a Gutter System for Rainwater Harvesting

at Vogue Community GardenBronx 
This is an Accessible location

11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you will learn how to install a functional gutter system for garden tool sheds and pavilions.
Free!

May 3

Reopening of the Joe Holzka Community Garden

at Joe Holzka Community GardenStaten Island

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Help celebrate the reopening of the garden and the new patio built by Project Evergreen. Join us for a day of outdoor activities and demonstrations. All are welcome!
Free!

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

May 6

Storytelling in Bloom: Theater in the Garden

at Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association)Brooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
In this workshop, we’ll explore how poetry and performance can bring narratives to life—connecting the themes of growth, resilience, and transformation in nature and theater.
Free!

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

May 7

Tree Identification: Buds, Blooms And Leaves With Will Thomson

at Entrance - East 79th Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park)Manhattan

5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Sharpen your tree identification skills and focus on emerging leaves, breaking buds, and seasonal flowers.
Free!

Thursday, May 8, 2025

May 8

Preparing for Open Garden NYC

at Family Community GardenManhattan

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Los participantes aprenderán a organizar eventos de pequeña y mediana escala para el evento anual Open Garden NYC de GreenThumb. Este taller será en español / This workshop will be in Spanish
Free!

Saturday, May 10, 2025

May10

A Community Composting Event

at Frank White Memorial Garden (in )Manhattan

12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Highlighted by a special monthly theme, every 2nd Saturday of the month from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., come learn how to process organic material in a thermophilic composting system.
Free!

Monday, May 12, 2025

May12

Garden Conflict Transformation Circle

at Virtual/Online Workshop

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
How can we hold space for and resolve conflict within our groups? In these monthly sessions, mediators Skye Roper-Moses and Michelle Jackson will facilitate discussion circles for community gardeners to bring their challenges to the group and collectively generate solutions.
Free!

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

May13

Echoes of the Earth: Poetry & Movement in Green Spaces

at Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association)Brooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Through performance, we’ll draw connections between the themes of the play and the cycles of growth, exploration, and resilience found in the garden. Using natural and found materials like leaves, twigs, and stones, we’ll craft poetry and reimagine scenes, giving them new life through a gardener’s perspective.
Free!

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

May14

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano

at Virtual/Online Workshop

7:00 p.m.8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!

Thursday, May 15, 2025

May15

Preparing for Open Garden NYC

at Nehemiah Ten Community GardenBrooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
This workshop aims to support community gardeners in planning and hosting engaging activities that attract visitors, spark community interest, and recruit new members and volunteers.
Free!

Friday, May 16, 2025

May16

Bike to Work on St. Nicholas Ave.

at St. Nicholas Miracle GardenManhattan

8:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Come to St. Nicholas Miracle Garden during Bike to Work Day for special events to promote safe biking practices, highlight the benefits of cycling, and more!
Free!

Saturday, May 17, 2025

May17

Fae Day 2025 - Neo Brooklyn

at Success Garden - East New YorkBrooklyn

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Immerse yourself in a multi-sensory experience where nature meets neon, folklore meets future, & imagination knows no bounds with music, interactive art, cosmic storytelling, and more!
Free!

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

May20

Garden Stages: Rituals & Performance in Nature

at Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association)Brooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Using found materials like leaves, twigs, and stones, we’ll craft poetry that reflects the characters’ journeys and use nature to inspire movement and expression.
Free!

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

May21

Preparing for Open Garden NYC

at Brooklyn Bears/Carlton Avenue GardenBrooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
This workshop aims to support community gardeners in planning and hosting engaging activities that attract visitors, spark community interest, and recruit new members and volunteers.
Free!

May21

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano

at Virtual/Online Workshop

7:00 p.m.8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!

Thursday, May 22, 2025

May22

DIY Mortar-Planter Workshop

at Union St. Garden and Community DevelopmentBrooklyn

5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Learn how to create durable 2 to 4-gallon mortar planters using infused landscape fabric and mortar mix.
Free!

Saturday, May 24, 2025

May24

Board Games, Cards, and Flowers

at NYCHA Grant Houses Community GardenManhattan

1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Join the gardeners at Grant Shade Garden for an afternoon of Board Games & Card games. Bring a favorite game & some friends!
Free!

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

May27

Rooted Voices: Spoken Word & Theater in the Garden—Community Sharing

at Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association)Brooklyn

6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
We’ll reflect on freedom, transformation, and the rhythms of nature—ideas that gardeners and performers experience. Using voice, movement, and the natural world as our stage, we’ll bring our creative expressions to life in a supportive and welcoming space.
Free!

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

May28

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano

at Virtual/Online Workshop

7:00 p.m.8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Jun 5

2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Planting Seeds of Resilience

at CUNY Graduate CenterManhattan 
This is an Accessible location

12:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
An inspiring four-day gathering of community gardeners and leaders nationwide to celebrate the power of urban green spaces and community gardening. Stay tuned to the NYC Park GreenThumb website for updates.
Free!

Friday, June 6, 2025

Jun 6

2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Planting Seeds of Resilience

at CUNY Graduate CenterManhattan 
This is an Accessible location

12:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
An inspiring four-day gathering of community gardeners and leaders nationwide to celebrate the power of urban green spaces and community gardening. Stay tuned to the NYC Park GreenThumb website for updates.
Free!

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Jun 7

2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Planting Seeds of Resilience

at CUNY Graduate CenterManhattan 
This is an Accessible location

12:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
An inspiring four-day gathering of community gardeners and leaders nationwide to celebrate the power of urban green spaces and community gardening. Stay tuned to the NYC Park GreenThumb website for updates.
Free!

Sunday, June 8, 2025

Jun 8

2025 National GrowTogether Conference: Planting Seeds of Resilience

at CUNY Graduate CenterManhattan 
This is an Accessible location

12:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
An inspiring four-day gathering of community gardeners and leaders nationwide to celebrate the power of urban green spaces and community gardening. Stay tuned to the NYC Park GreenThumb website for updates.
Free!

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Jun15

Herbs for Food and Medicine

at Pirate's Cove Garden

12:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
In honor of Pride month, Pirate's Cove Garden will be holding a tour of the herbs that are grown for food and medicine with a teaching on the basics of salve, poultice, and more!
Free!

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Jun19

Juneteenth Reflection & Celebration

at Schomburg Arts GardenBronx

2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Yoryorme C will present original arrangements and words for those who wish to attend this free Juneteenth reflection and celebration event at Schomburg Arts Garden.
Free!

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Jun21

Gather Together

at Dumont Garden of GreenBrooklyn

12:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Come visit Dumont Garden of Green to enjoy food, conversation, and music. All are welcome!
Free!

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